WENT (AWAY) Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

went (away)

verb

Definition of went (away)

past tense of go (away)

as in disappeared

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DuPont benefits in some ways from the AI boom (more on that shortly), but most of its exposure to the theme disappeared with the Qnity spin-off a year ago.

— Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
With quarterback Baker Mayfield going 0 for 3 passing, Tampa Bay beat the Atlanta Falcons, 16-0, producing one of the NFL’s strangest box scores in decades — and winning a game in a manner that had essentially disappeared from modern football.

— Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of disappeared

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Any remaining limits on Nordic military cooperation evaporated once Finland and Sweden joined NATO following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in 2022.

— Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026
The urban middle classes are in despair because the bursting of a real estate bubble — deliberately engineered by Xi — has evaporated the value of their main asset.

— Andy Browne, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of evaporated

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Other passengers hit the man, and when the bus stopped and the couple fled, a crowd of riders and people from the street chased them, until they were rescued by police.

— Paul Bloom, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026
Palestinian citizens of Israel, descendants of those who remained as the state of Israel was established in 1948 (when a majority of the prewar population was forcibly expelled or fled during the war) now make up about 20% of the population.

— Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of fled

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This wasn't my first root touch-up rodeo, and other kits just haven't been able to stamp out all my truly stubborn, pain-in-the-ass grays, and/or the color has faded away in a week or two.

— Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 1 Nov. 2026
That turmoil faded as President Joe Biden tightened immigration enforcement after Trump clamped down even more.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of faded

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But from the moment it was announced in November 2025, the wealth tax divided Democrats and some labor groups.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
The Constitution’s requirement of a two-thirds super-majority to remove a leader guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors is an all but insurmountable barrier in a country that has become as divided as this one.

— Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2026

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